FNUS74 KEPZ 281955
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NUMBER 3...MEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
155 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1343 MDT ON JUNE 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY HOT DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND
THIS WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES COOLING AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES BY
THURSDAY. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL TRANSPORT SUFFICIENT MOISTURE
TO INDUCE ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND NEAR THE ARIZONA BORDER.
ANY STORM MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH DRY LIGHTNING
POSSIBLY IGNITING AND SPREADING WILD FIRES.

MINIMUM DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 10 TO 20 PERCENT
THROUGH FRIDAY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT BY MONDAY. WINDS
GENERALLY EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH EACH AFTERNOON. HAINES
INDICES WILL BE MOSTLY 4 TO 5 DURING THE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS
SHOULD REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA BUT GIVEN THE WARM
TEMPERATURES AND LACK OF RAINFALL THE FIRE DANGER SHOULD STAY VERY
HIGH TO EXTREME MOST LOCATIONS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 15700 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 KNOTS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13200-13900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...ROGASH
REQUESTED BY...TIM
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110628.NUMBE.01/EPZ